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Redouté, Pierre Joseph
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Choix des plus belles fleurs. Paris: Chez l'auteur, C.L.F. Panckoucke, Bossange pere, Treuttel et Wurtz, Dufart, Arthus-Bertrand, Imprimerie de C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1827 [-1833]
- paper
FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, bound as 2 volumes, folio (507 x 330mm.), 144 stipple-engraved plates, printed in colours and finished by hand, contemporary red calf-backed boards by Dauphin of Lyon, with his name stamped at foot of spine, edges uncut, morocco-backed clamshell case, binding a bit rubbed, spine ends repaired
Literature
Dunthorne 235; Great Flower Books, p. 72; Hunt, Redoutéana 21; Nissen BBI 1591; Stafleu TL2 8750
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A SUPERB COPY ON LARGE PAPER OF REDOUTÉ’S MOST DECORATIVE WORK. The splendid flower plates include several bouquet arrangements and five of Redouté's six camellia plates. Dunthorne describes the sixteen fruit plates as “among the most beautiful of all fruit prints. Plates of greengages, plums, peaches, ladyfinger grapes, raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears and apricots are portrayed so perfectly in the delicacy of the stippled modelling that an impression of a third dimension is created”.
Large-paper copies are a famous rarity. Hunt, Redoutéana notes “this is allegedly one of five copies on large paper, reported to have been finished by Redouté himself. However, there is reason to believe the initial number was larger than this” (p.60).